Verbs exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb.
1. The wind ………………. furiously. (blew / blown)
2. He ……………… to his mother every week. (writes / wrote)
3. My patience …………….. out at last. (wear / wore)
4. In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter. (tore / torn)
5. We couldn’t have ………………. a better day for organizing the party. (chose / chosen)
6. The old man was ……………… by a mad dog. (bit / bitten)
7. We ……………….. across the sea. (swam / swum)
8. A portrait of the founder of the company ……………. on the wall. (hung / hanged)
9. She neatly ……………… her books on the table. (lays / lies)
10. The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown)
Answers
1. The wind blew furiously.
2. He writes to his mother every week.
3. My patience wore out at last.
4. In a fit of rage, she tore up the letter.
5. We couldn’t have chosen a better day for organizing the party.
6. The old man was bitten by a mad dog.
7. We swam across the sea.
8. A portrait of the founder of the company hung on the wall.
9. She neatly lays her books on the table.
10. The seeds of dissension had already been sown.

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